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"The Bay Area Regional Health Inequities Initiative (BARHII) model, pictured below, shows how factors impacting health can be presented through an upstream/downstream model – with upstream ine

"This figure shows how social standing, acting through a myriad of intervening social structures and processes, impacts on physical environments and health status to have additive or multiplicative

"Common view of the relationships between individual/community characteristics such as race and poverty, the physical environment, and health.

"Social determinants of health (SDOH) include factors  like socioeconomic status, education, the physical environment, employment, and social support networks, as well as access to health

Figure shows why we need an interdisciplinary, holistic approach to address health inequities and other social disparities.

Figure shows accounting for cumulative risk should include measures of risk from both environmental sources and social determinants.

"Studies show that 40% of an individual’s health is determined by socio-economic factors such as education, occupation, or income.

This artifact visualizes how equality and inequity impact the community differently.